Spoiler for BIG spoilers about this series' setting:
According to Wiki (also, I scanned volume 8 for keywords):
Once, there were 10 "Kamui (神戎)" Clans in Japan. The Kamuis were those who were succubus, or succubus abilities. These clans hid their real names.
Currently, besides the Ninomiya and Tsukimura clans, the other ones are weakening. Ryouko and Mikihiko are currently negotiating with them. (I don't know what this means, but I assume they are setting up pairs, like Shungo and Mayu , to keep the bloodlines alive).
Shinsei (神精) – Succubus/Incubus that does not need life energy
Spoiler for Novel 1, Prologue and Chapter 1:
A girl is on the floor. Shungo was on top of her. Shungo tells himself that all he has to do is get up and laugh, because this was an accident. But his body won't move. He tries again and again. But his body won't move. He starts to panic as blood rushes to his head. Just how did this happen?
Chapter 1 -It's a Crisis, Ninomiya-kun-
This event happened several hours before, when Shungo's life was still peaceful.
While Shungo was cleaning, the doorbell rang. As he switched off the vacuum cleaner, the doorbell rings again. He goes to answer the door. When he opens the door, a man in his twenties, holding a large trunk, bombards him with a greeting.
The following lines goes like this (direct translation):
"Um, excuse me, but..."
"What is it?"
"Who are you?"
"Oh?" The man smiled as though something was funny and said, "Have you not heard from Ryouko-kun?"
"From my sister?"
Shungo grimaced. From that one sentence, Shungo had basically figured out the situation. Nee-san, she did something reckless again.
"No, I have not heard anything"
The man introduces himself as "Tsukimura Mikihiko" and grabs Shungo's hands. As Shungo tries to introduce himself, Mikihiko brushes it off and says that he know Shungo very well. Mikihiko then turns around to the person behind him. Shungo realized that she looked very similar to Mikihiko.
He introduces her as his little sister Mayu, who will be in the same grade as him and will be living with him in Shungo's house.
The long-haired girl, wearing a white dress and holding a bid trunk, struggles to speak. Mikihiko talks to her, and she finally introduces herself as "Tsukimura Mayu". At that time, her eyes met Shungo's, and he had a strange feeling in his heart.
At that time, the black phone in the house rang. When Shungo answered the phone, what replied were various sounds belonging to explosions and guns. Then, Ryouko, his older sister, answered. She tells him what he already know and says that because she is busy right now, he should ask Mikihiko for the details. When she hanged up, Shungo didn't bother to worry. He knew very well from experience that he didn't need to.
When he gets back, he begins to ask for an explanation, but suddenly, Mikihiko's cellphone rings. A helicopter appears and he leaves on it, laughing, leaving behind a troubled boy and a troubled girl.
The amount of time that passed was unknown, but eventually, Shungo and Mayu introduce themselves to each other.
---
(Taking place before Mikihiko leaves and after Mikihiko appears)
As Shungo was taking the trunk into the house, Shungo invites Mayu inside. But even though she says she'll go in, she doesn't move at all. After a few more tries, Mayu finally goes in the house. While walking with her, Shungo questions her and finds out that it would be useless to ask her to explain the situation because she did not know about the "living together" until only very recently.
They get to her room and he opens the door for her and let's her go in. But she did not move. After he asks her a second time to go in, she asks him, while stuttering, to please move aside. While Shungo did not understand why she asked that (because while he was in the doorway, it was not in a way that would be of bother), he does what she asked. As she entered, she trips. As Shungo reaches for her arm to pick her up, she shouts in a loud voice, "No! Don't touch me!".
Silence follows.
Shungo leaves after saying, "Until the situation is explained, will you take it easy? My sister and your brother will come back soon enough. I'll be in the house somewhere, so if you need me, feel free to call me."
After leaving, in Shungo's thoughts, he plans to deny allowing Mayu to live here. He also thinks back to his parents, who are somewhere in this world but never contact him or come back home. He thinks about his sister. He also thinks about how before they moved here, they lived in a broken-down apartment and that when he asked for the reason for the new mansion, the reply was "It was given to use".
He climbs up the stairs to continue cleaning.
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It was becoming evening. Shungo started feeling bad about what he did to Mayu. He had said to wait until Ryouko and Mikihiko came back, but it's already been so long, and he hasn't brought any drinks or anything yet. He prepares tea and brings it to her. He enters the room and leaves the tea at the table and leaves after an exchange of apologies. After leaving the room, he finally realizes that he's all alone with the girl. But Shungo labels it "absurd" and goes to prepare for dinner. While preparing, Mayu appears and asks if she could help. Shungo allowed it.
As Mayu cut the cabbage, Shungo mused on how good she was.
Shungo decided to also do his work... but from his position, he saw something white... But it wasn't her one-piece (dress).
In panic, he realized that Mayu had cut the vegetable into many, many pieces beyond necessary. He tells her this and she panics, but he says it is okay. He gives her another task and goes to the basement.
He thinks about her line "Don't touch me". Shungo had thought she hated him, but from the interaction just a moment ago, he deduced that that was not the case, but she was avoiding him for some reason. Some reason...
Either way, Shungo felt it was best, for her sake as well, not to live together.
Gathering the food he needed, Shungo climbs up the stairs and sees the "white thing that is not the dress". Shungo felt that this was weird and that he usually isn't like this. Mayu notices... But what she noticed was the food Shungo was carrying, not what he saw, thus relieving him. He climbs up the stairs and tries to subject by mentioning the food preparation.
Then he said, "You know, I thought you were strange. Kind of like, you're different from a normal person." And... Mayu froze up for three seconds. Then she returned to food preparations, but... she started to cause mistakes and was clearly in a panic. During the whole chaos, Shungo had grabbed her hand while helping her, causing her to tell him to not touch, though the situation said the opposite. After everything was restored to normal, Mayu asks:
"Are you okay?"
"I can't really say this situation is okay"
"No, not that. Your body..."
"Is something wrong with my body?"
"No, it's nothing."
Shungo did not see her expression at that time because he was looking elsewhere. Mayu's white clothing had been completely soaked from top to bottom.
Shungo runs to get a towel. After he gets into the halls, he finally takes a deep breath. He thinks about how that was a really dangerous situation and he could have done something that he couldn't just laugh off later. It really is impossible to live together with her. If these things happen everyday, my body won't be able to take it. Shungo thought back to when he touched her arm. He realizes that he was tired for some reason.
Shungo decides to not think about it and got the towel. When he got back, Mayu had fainted on the floor. Shungo rushed to her. But he didn't realize there was water on the floor, though normally he should have. He trips and in front of him...
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(Notice: The flashback has ended. Continuing from the prologue...)
Many thoughts are runnning through Shungo's head. How cute Mayu was, her amazing body, and how if he did any more, he would appear in the newspaper.
Shungo finally wonders if she is okay. In the middle of his thoughts, various other more perverted thoughts fly in as well. As Shungo lays on the ground, he finally takes notice of two people besides him and Mayu.
One of them was Tsukimura Mikihiko, and the other one holding a digital camera was Ninomiya Ryouko, 24 years old, height 175cm.
The short exchange goes:
"Nee-san"
"What?"
"And Tsukimura-san"
"Call me Onii-san"
"What are you doing?"
"It's just as it looks, right, Mikihiko?"
"Yep, just as it looks, Ryouko-kun"
---
Now settled down, Mikihiko explains the situation about him and Mayu:
1. He is a incubus. Mayu is a succubus.
2. As such, their bodies do not have "life energy" which is needed to live.
3. Because of this, incubus/succubus have the ability to take such needed energy from other humans.
4. To do this, incubus/succubus also have the ability to release a type of "pheromone" to attract the other gender.
5. There are people around that don't even know they are a succubus/incubus. These people hunt life energy instinctively.
6. Incubus/Succubus don't require life energy until after they reach a certain age.
Now, Mikihiko switches the topic to Mayu. He asks Shungo how he feels. When Shungo replied he's okay, Mikihiko found it interesting, as it was impossible for him to still be standing. Ryouko says that he is a member of the Ninomiya family, after all.
Mikihiko explains that Mayu has a fear of males. Also, she is a bit strange of a succubus. Because she cannot control her powers, just touching her could knock out a male, whether she's asleep or not. And while she can drain life energy just by touching a male, she cannot absorb it. Because of this, Mikihiko shares some of the life energy he steals and gives it to her.
She was brought to the Ninomiya house to cure her fear of males. Ryouko and Mikihiko tells him to make sure she interacts with other males.
In other words, he was just a horse to be used for rehabilitation...
But putting that aside, Shungo was still against the living-together.
But, Ryouko tries blackmailing Shungo with the film they took of him on Mayu, and Mikihiko threatens him, and Shungo could not do anything.
Beginning tomorrow, Mayu would be going to school with Shungo.
Ryouko goes to take a bath. Mikihiko goes to check on Mayu.
The ending of the beginning was something like that. <-- Direct quote from the book
Spoiler for Novel 1, Chapter 2:
Chapter 2 –Sandbag Ninomiya-kun-
(Direct translation)
They were chasing each other.
His playmate was a young girl. Shungo was also still a small brat.
Shungo was innocently acting like a laughing snake. The girl was running around carefreely.
He caught up.
“I caught you”, he says while grabbing the little girl’s wrist.
He might have made a mistake because the girl lost her balance greatly.
Grabbing his hand, they both stumble and fell.
While groaning, he opened his eyes and saw that he was on the girl.
She was looking straight at him.
There was no time for relief.
He was entranced in an instant.
“……Hey, can I kiss you?” she says.
“Eh! You- you can’t do something like that!” he replies.
“Why?”
“Be-because”
“Do you hate me?”
“Of-of course not”
“Then, let’s do it”
“That’s something you do when you’re an adult”
“But yesterday, you pushed me down”
“Eh?”
The girl took the form of Tsukimura Mayu.
Her water-soaked one-piece, wide eyes and her faint cheeks.
“You’re wrong. That couldn’t be helped. Besides, that was-“
“That’s why, it’s my turn to push you down”
The feeling of the warm palms on his cheek, the closed eyelids, and the nearing cherry-blossom colored lips were-
(End of Direct translation)
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Shungo wakes up screaming. He checks his surrounding and upon realizing that it was his own room, he finally sighed in relief. She even appears in my dreams
He thinks that no matter who Tsukimura Mayu was, or what happens, he was still him.
Afterwards, he cleans up his futon, change, and wash his face.
He does some cleaning and prepares for breakfast.
But he was careless and touched something he should not have.
It was white undergarments.
He started to panic, but using logic, deduced it was his sister’s, not Mayu’s.
But his sister pops up suddenly, startling Shungo, and tells him that it was not hers, and he should stop taking Mayu’s and if he wants some, he could ask her.
Shungo shouts “Who would?!” to her back and resumes wondering who the clothing belonged to.
But at that time, someone with long hair in pajamas appeared.
It was Mayu. It was the worst situation possible.
Shungo tries to make an excuse but becomes tongue-tied. But it seems that God had given mercy to him.
Mayu was still have asleep and didn’t seem to register what he had said. But it was too fast to relax. Shungo looked again and realized that her shirt was unbuttoned enough for him to realize that she was “not wearing it”.
She looks at him with a dazed look and slowly smiled.
“Ah, it’s Shungo-kun”
“Hah? Wai-, Uwaah”
She suddenly hugged him.
“Wa-wa-wa-wa-wait a moment, Tsukimura-san?”
“Ehehe”
But the moment didn’t last long as Ryouko came back and told him to hurry up and do his work.
After she leaves, he tries to wake Mayu up. After a couple of tries, he heard a small sound “I’m”.
Mayu quickly backed off and said “I’m sorry” four times in two seconds while bowing and ran off.
Shungo could hear various sounds of crashing and bumping into things following her.
Despite the fact that he had plenty of time to recover from the events, Shungo was consumed by a feeling of exhaustion.
---
Now eating breakfast, Mikihiko and Mayu compliment Shungo on his wonderful cooking.
Due to the “near miss” earlier, Mayu did not try to meet Shungo’s eyes.
Mikihiko asks Ryouko of what she thinks of the cooking. She criticizes it, and Shungo retorts back by telling her to cook it next time.
Then… Mikihiko asks Mayu what she would think of a man who attacked a girl while she was asleep or unconscious, dirties her body, and causes her to lose something she shouldn’t lose (etc. where Mikihiko repays the events prior to this without stating any names).
While thinking about it, Mayu starts to cry.
Ryouko goes and comforts her, while she apologizes for crying.
Then, Ryouko declares that she has an interesting video to show.
Shungo tells her to stop and says that he was at fault. Ryouko acts dumb and says she doesn’t know what he means, and if he had something to apologize for, he might feel better if he said it.
But Mayu interrupts this by asking if the food was all made by Shungo.
Ryouko replies that not only that, but all house chores were done by him, and if she (Mayu) wants, she (Mayu) could command him to do anything.
Mayu, of course, finds it appalling and asks if she could help him do some of the work.
In his thoughts, Shungo knows that if he agreed to let her, then the “living-together” would be firmly established, and he still opposed such a thing. But because it was true that work will increase and she had asked earnestly, Shungo compromised by allowing her to be a helper when there were too much work.
Ryouko and Mikihiko did not disagree and stood up and prepared to leave for work. Mikihiko tells Mayu that she doesn’t need to worry about anything because Shungo will escort her and good luck, while Ryouko tells her that she doesn’t need to hold back if Shungo does anything wrong.
After they left, Mayu and Shungo were left in silence.
After some awkward exhange:
Mayu: “Uum, so, well… I might cause you a lot of trouble but, I’ll try my best! I will be counting on you! (Yorushiku Onegaishimasu).
Shungo: Same for me.
Shungo was left with the thought that she wasn’t a bad girl, so it was hard to criticize her.
---
Shungo’s walk to school was the same as always, the scenery and the people he passes. Of course, now there was one difference: Mayu and the passing people that stare at her. Shungo also felt killing intent from the crowd following them.
On the walk to school, Shungo describes the school they were going to, Jinguji Academy, to Mayu.
He also warns Mayu that a lot of the people at the school were the type to thoroughly enjoy festivals and wonders just what kind of reaction would occur if they knew about Mayu, a transfer student. To himself, he also worried about the reactions of the males, which was obvious.
Mayu assures Shungo that she will not cause trouble.
Shungo follows up by telling her that something will happen near the school entrance, but assures that it was normal, due to the amount of strange people at the school.
At that moment, a high-pitched laughing sound cut through the air. If put into words, it was a “Ohohoho” type of sound.
The sound came from a girl wearing an armband of the Jinguji Academy Student Council.
“We meet again this morning, haven’t we, Ninomiya Shungo?”
“Hah, hello”
Shungo could not say “You always stand in front of the school entrance everyday so of course we would meet.”
“Good morning, Houjou-sempai”
“Good morning”
The girl was the daughter of Houjou Yoshinobu as well as the Jinguji Academy Student Council President, Houjou Reika.
Shungo tries to pass her, but she stops him and continues talking to him.
Shungo believes that compare to his sister, Reika’s attitude was actually cute. But regardless, he couldn’t stand there all day.
As he was thinking about a way to get pass this “troublesome person”, a voice came from behind Reika.
“Yaa, Ninomiya-kun, Good morning”
It was Hosaka Mitsuru, who was Reika’s servant. Because he was in a similar position as Shungo, Shungo felt a certain closeness towards him.
“The weather’s great, right?”
“Haah, it seems like it’ll get hotter though”
“Days like this make you want to eat bento under the cool shade of a tree”
“Haa…”
“You know, I like picnics. It doesn’t matter if the location is a mountain, river, or ocean. Oh, but right now, camping would be preferred. We would barbeque, watch fireworks, set up a tent-“
But he was stopped by Reika, who was starting to strangle him.
Then Reika goes and finally questions who Mayu was. Shungo awkwardly says that Mayu was his cousin, and Reika goes “That’s not much”.
But when Shungo tries to introduce Mayu…
(Direct translation)
“I’m sorry. Um, what was it again?”
“Let me introduce her. This person is the Student Council President of our school, Houjou Reika-san.”
“Houjou Reika…… Uwahh, if I’m right, that name appeared in one of those 30-year old Shojo manga that no one would buy. I had thought that this type of name only appeared in stories.”
Reika twitched. Wai-wait a moment, Tsukimura-san?
Even when Shungo started to panick, Mayu’s eyes remain spaced out.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Tsukimura Mayu. I’ll be in your care.”
“Humph, will you please not talk to me in such a friendly way? I am the daughter of Houjou Yoshinobu, the leader of Houjou Corporation, and-”
“Waah, that’s amazing. The ‘rich girl’ act, right? This is the first time I’ve heard it. The girl that appeared in that 30-year-old, unpopular Shojo manga talked like that too. That girl was really proud and was an idiot.”
Reika twitched twice. This is bad. This girl isn’t acting normally.
“Well, let’s go now. The time-”
Shungo forcibly tried to leave the scene (with Mayu).
He was too slow.
“…… Tsukimura-san, was it? Are you trying to pick a fight with me?”
Mayu wasn’t listening.
“And then, that girl would try to mess around with the heroine, but in the end, she would always fail. After all, she was an idiot and couldn’t do much. And every single time, at the end of the page, she would go ‘Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!” or ‘This is so frustratingggggg!’ or ‘I’ll remember this’-”
“Hosaka”
With one word from her master, the bowed boy rose up like nothing had happened
“Yes, Ojou-sama”
“Take this girl and go bury her somewhere”
“Ojou-sama, I think that’s a bit……”
“You disloyal-! It doesn’t matter. Hurry up and do it!”
“Um, Houjou-sempai? This girl doesn’t seem to be normal today, so-”
“Be quiet, Ninomiya Shungo!”
“Ojou-samaa, please calm down. Let’s stop this fit. Okay? Okay?”
“Hosaka, are you going to not listen to me?”
“Because…..”
“I see. If you’re not going to do it, then I will.”
“Wah, please wait a moment. Calm down! Ojou-sama, Ojou-sama!
“Kya, wait, where are you touching?”
“Ninomiya-kun, use this opportunity. Ow, ow, ow! Ojou-sama, stop-”
“Sorry for this. I’ll pay back the favor. Tsukimura-san!”
“Yes- Eh, huh? Where are we again? Ah, Ninomiya-kun. What was I doing?-”
“That doesn’t matter. Hurry up!”
“You rude man! Stupid Hosaka! Die! Die and apologize! Hey, you two! Where do you intend to go?! We haven’t finished talking!”
(Direct translation ends)
Reika felt irritated at the fleeting sight of that girl called Tsukimura. Reika swears that it isn’t over yet and sinks Hosaka into the ground again.
In the end, no one realized the two figures hidden watching this.
And so, a day at Jinguji Academy starts.
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And now, homeroom has ended and the setting is the classroom of 1st year, A class.
Yoshida, a boy with faded-tea colored hair and Inoue, a boy with a somewhat long hair, were telling Shungo to move aside.
Over twenty men had surrounded Shungo and Mayu.
This situation came to be when Shungo dashed in front of Mayu after she introduced herself, knowing this would happen.
Inoue and Yoshida, as well as the rest of the males, were closing in while trying to get Shungo to move away.
Shungo took a glance at the girls, looking for a figure with a short-cut, but… even after his eyes met Ayakawa Hinako, the leader of the 1st Year, A Class girls, all she did was smile and wave her hands while saying “Haaii”. The other girls didn’t look like they would help either. After all, they seemed to enjoy playing around with him and watching his reactions
Shungo tells them that Mayu has a fear of men, but they don’t care and ask what relationship he has with her. Upon his reply of “cousin”, they find out that he was living with her.
They told him to explain Mayu’s androphobia.
Shungo goes into deep thought about how he would explain it without exposing her succubus nature, but when he realized it, he had been knocked down by the other men…
Now that Shungo was out of the way, the men turn to Mayu and bombard her with questions.
Then…
The men backed away. Shungo could see that she was smiling. Actually, that was all she did. The feature didn’t change a bit.
Shungo hurried to Mayu’s side and realized…
She had fainted while standing.
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Shungo is in the hallway, carrying Mayu and going to the infirmary. On the way, he starts to get tempted by Mayu’s succubus pheromones and starts counting in his head to distract himself.
He enters the infirmary and puts Mayu on the bed.
Finally, after calming down, he finally realized it.
The nurse that had greeted him was his sister, Ninomiya Ryouko.
After giving a highly suspicious reason for what had happened to the previous nurse, she leaves and tells him to watch over her. If anything happens, there will be “punishment”.
After she left, Shungo had a suspicion that Mikihiko would be at the school as well. While thinking that, he saw that Mayu had woken up and was looking at him. Shungo tells her that she doesn’t have to try so hard next time and could ask for his help if she needed. He realized that she was running low on the life energy she needed, but before he could say anything, she had fallen back to sleep.
Shungo starts to become tempted again. He tries to argue with himself by telling him that this was school and people were seriously taking class. But he kept on getting closer and closer to Mayu…
But then he realized his sister was there. Not only that, but Mikihiko was there as well.
Mikihiko tells Shungo that he is now working as a janitor for the school and gives another fishy reason for why the original staff is no longer there..
Mikihiko and Ryouko goes and starts stripping Mayu. Mikihiko himself starts taking of his clothes as well. Shungo panics and asks him what he’s doing. Mikihiko tells Shungo that he told him before, that because Mayu cannot absorb life energy, he provides it for her. He says that they have to have skin contact (arm to arm at the least) for him to transfer his life energy to Mayu.
Shungo asks if there wasn’t another way.
Mikihiko says that there is and it is in the form of a “medicine” or sorts. But Mikihiko slowly explains what exactly she would have to drink to receive life energy. It was semen.
Mikihiko goes and punches Shungo before Shungo could even muster those last words.
As Mikihiko and Ryouko preceed with the stripping, Shungo loses consciousness.
---
After being woken up by his sister, Shungo and Mayu go back to the classroom.
But Shungo could quite easily tell that something was weird. The boys were acting far too strange compared to their attitudes in the morning.
The girls were acting weird too. Well, they were acting like they always were, but Shungo had a bad feeling whenever he looked at them. Like the “calm before the storm”…
He looks at Ayakawa Hinako, and she waves at him while smiling and going “haai”.
Shungo’s bad premonition was confirmed. From past experiences, every time she did that, something definitely would happen.
The boys and girls all leave the classroom while saying things like “Let’s get the plan started” or “Let us move towards the promised land”.
Shungo finally remembered. It was summer, and the next class was P.E.
As this was Mayu’s first day at school, there was no way she would have a swimsuit. But, Ryouko comes along and hands one to Mayu.
At the moment, the pool was to be used by the girls while the boys were being taught by the teacher, but… no one was listening.
Shungo grew more worried about the strangeness of his classmates, and finally…
Screams started coming from the girls’ locker room.
The P.E. teacher ran into the locker room, and the girls ran out. Then, the girls locked one door of the locker room with a mop, and so did the boys to another door.
They had locked the teacher in the locker room.
The girls and boys had worked together.
Their excuse for looking the teacher into the room was that “there was a cockroach in the room, the girls screamed, the teacher went in, and mops happened to fall onto the door and lock it.
Before he could do anything, Shungo body was bounded by life preservers.
The person that did that was Ayakawa Hinako, who while smiling and waving her hands, tells Shungo:
“Sorry, Ninomiya-kun. Well, this is part of life. Right?”
Though she didn’t look sorry at all.
The boys then called out to the girls and said that they had fulfilled their part of the deal, so the girls need to fulfill theirs.
The girls brought out Mayu, binded just like Shungo.
Shungo, upon finally realizing the goals of the boys/girls, shouted:
“I’m disappointed in you, Ayakawa-san! It’d be a different story if it was just me-”
“Well, this is also a part of life”
“You can still make it. Stop this. Rethink what you are doing. What you guys are doing are a great violation of the path of humans. There is no way this could be forgiven.”
“Fufufu, say what you want. In the end, that’s just the whining of a loser”
And so, Mayu was given to the boys, and Shungo was given to the girls.
Hinako tells the girl “Get him!” and the situation spirals into one where Shungo, a feminist, could not do anything about. The girls started their sexual harrasement and started touching him and shouting various things.
On the other side, the boys were preparing to pounce on Mayu like wolves. The moment Shungo thought it was too late, two figures appeared.
It was Ryouko and Mikihiko, both in swimsuits of their own. The boys’ were distracted by her and stopped harassing Mayu, while Mikihiko’s incubus abilities completely grabbed the girls’ attentions.
While the girls and boys were distracted by the two, Mayu asked Shungo if he was alright.
Shungo, now floating in the pool, had no will to answer. He was completely fed up.
The long, long day had just begun.
Spoiler for Novel 1, Chapter 3:
Chapter 3 –That’s Bad, Ninomiya-kun-
After school, Hosaka was reporting the day’s events and happenings to Reika while she bid farewell to students. She tells Hosaka to just give her the info on Ninomiya Shungo, and Hosaka tells her about how Shungo spent the day protecting Mayu, like a knight.
Obviously, it got her attention (in a bad way).
Then she saw Shungo.
She tried to talk to him, but before she could start verbally abusing him, Shungo told her that Mayu was tired and needed to get home.
While they left, the main thing that bothered her was that despite looking even worse than Mayu, who looked to be in a bad shape, he said “‘she’ was tired” instead of “’I’ am tired”, and that “‘she’” needed to get home instead of “‘I’ need to get home”.
A member of the student council came and gave Reika a letter. She got angrier and angrier as she read it and finally tore it up and threw it away.
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Back at home, Shungo thought back on this horrible day. He knew that he could not handle this if everyday was like this. But then he thought of Mayu, who was working even harder than him and despite the many difficulties didn’t give up.
He goes to the refrigerator to get a drink. When he turns around, he sees Mayu standing there.
Shungo thought she had come for a drink but found out he was wrong after seeing her reaction to a drink can he threw to her.
Mayu smiled and said “Thanks”. It was an wonderful smile, and Shungo, who had never seen her smile since she arrived, was absolutely stunned. She continues to apologize/talk about the day with Shungo, and she asks, once again, if she could help him with work. Shungo starts to get confused with his thoughts about his opinion of her and letting her stay.
He tells her that she must be tired and they both go to her room. In front of the door, he bids her farewell and quickly walks away from her before she could say anything.
He goes to his room and opens the door.
His room was gone. No, there was nothing but a room. Everything inside had disappeared. Shungo knew right away who had done this. While wondering what had happened to his stuff, he realized Mayu was in front of his room.
Thanks to her, he found his stuff. The room had one bed in it as well as a box of tissues.
Of all the things that had happened, this had topped them all, and Shungo stared at the room enough to catch it on fire. Damn it, what a thing to do! That stupi-
His thoughts were interrupted by a sudden voice.
“Just now, you thought ‘Damn it, what a thing to do! That stupid sister!’ didn’t you?”
It was Ryouko. Shungo stepped back in a way resembling a strange dance.
While arguing about the room, Mikihiko also appears.
He tells Shungo that they did this as part of the program for helping Mayu recover from her androphobia.
Shungo continues to oppose this action, but Ryouko pulls out her digital camera (which had recorded everything Shungo had done to Mayu) and casually blackmails him.
With Shungo out of the way, Mikihiko and Ryouko go to Mayu. Mayu opposes at first, but Mikihiko and Ryouko rotate and bombards Mayu with numerous replies and statements about why she should agree, and Mayu eventually agrees to the plan.
Ryouko, as a reward for Mayu because she agreed, decides to cook for them, and they leave for the kitchen, closing the door after them.
Shungo was left in the room, his consciousness falling into the darkness.
---
After dinner, Shungo was in the house’s “high-tech bath” area, which to him was the only “private area” left. The bath lifted his mood, and Shungo started falling asleep.
Then he heard voices.
Shungo’s eyes instantly snapped open.
In a hurry, he got up… which was a mistake as the door opened, and Mayu was straight in front of him. He quickly covered his front with the towel, but from Mayu’s red face, she probably saw it.
Mikihiko and Ryouko tell him that this was for “rehabilitation purposes”.
Shungo, obviously fed up by this, gets out of the bath to leave.
Ryouko and Mikihiko move out of the way for him.
Then they tripped him.
Shungo ended up falling and pulling off Mayu’s bath towel.
Here, Shungo experienced, for the first time, two things:
One was, a nosebleed that did not result from something physical
One was, an event so shocking he felt like time had stopped.
All the while, the masterminds behind this event were putting on innocent faces.
Time, once again, began to move.
The two’s screams (Shungo and Mayu) filled the house.
---
Now night time, Shungo and Mayu were in the room that had been set up for the two. Shungo was searching the room for hidden cameras, which was something Ryouko and Mikihiko would do.
The atmosphere was awkward, and Shungo and Mayu stayed silent. Finally, they exchanged simple lines to each other like “I didn’t mind” (the bath incident), though Shungo knew these were lies.
Finishing his check of the room, Shungo tells Mayu that he will sleep first. Mayu tells him that she will sleep too. Shungo tells her that she will sleep in the bed while he slept on the floor.
The lights are turned off.
But Shungo couldn’t fall asleep. This was because there were things he wanted to know about Mayu. What kind of girl was she? What was she thinking?
He asked if she was awake.
She was.
He asked why, what circumstances, made her come here.
Her reply was that her brother suddenly, one day, told her that he is going to use his last resort to cure her of her androphobia. She did not know about anything until she got to the Ninomiya house.
He asked when did she start having androphobia.
She replied with, “From a long time ago. But… But I do not remember the reason. It’s weird, right? Even though it is so important.”
Shungo, in his head, thinks that it wasn’t mysterious for her to forget something so traumatizing, plus it was along time ago. Mayu had never had a connection with a male before, and Shungo was relieved. Why was he relieved?
Then Mayu continued, “But I did have someone I liked.”
“Eh?”
“No, that’s not it. I still like that boy… perhaps?”
Something somewhere inside his body hurt.
“But it’s funny. I can’t remember anything about that person I liked- What kind of person he is, who he was, and why we were separated. The only thing that remains is the feeling that I liked him.”
“I see.” I see. Of course. That’s normal.
“I’m an idiot, right? I remember that we were happy together, but I can’t remember things like what we played and what we talked about.”
Shungo recalls her smile. To whom was that expression directed to…
“But that boy, surely, has also forgotten about me.”
“……Yeah”
“I think so too.” <--Still Shungo
“You’re... right. It is true, after all.”
“More importantly, that boy probably didn’t think of you as someone very precious.”
“Eh?”
“Well, at least he doesn’t now. He has never contacted you, right?”
“……Yes”
“No, you might only think he exists. From what I’ve heard, there is no concrete proof.”
“No way…”
“Your body regularly needs the opposite gender. But your androphobia prevents you from getting close to the opposite gender. Contradiction is created. Your heart and body loses its balance. To negate that, you subconsciously invented that fictional existence. Thinking about it like this is more natural.”
His emotions and conduct have lost control. Only his mouth, like a different living being, was spitting out words.
“First of all, Tsukimura-san. Do you really have androphobia?”
“Eh?”
“You just said that there was a boy you like. But isn’t it weird to have androphobia while liking a boy?”
“That is…”
“Besides, you are a succubus. Your body is made so that you can’t live on without men, right?”
“……Yes”
“From yesterday and today, I understand that very well. By just standing there, you attract men endlessly. It’s like putting a fly attractor on a light-based insect killing trap. In five minutes, bugs will be everywhere.”
“Thanks to you, I’ve had to go through quite some trouble. Besides, you’re crazy. You can perfectly enter the bath. You can also easily accept sleeping with me. Even if you say your objective is to recover from your androphobia, there’s a limit right? You always listen to Nee-san and Mikhiko-san. Also, what were you thinking in the school infirmary today? Something like that shouldn’t be spoken by a girl.”
“……I’m sorry.”
“In the end, to succubus”
Finally, his words greatly drained at the girl’s heart.
“any man is fine, right?”
Even afterwards, Shungo could not remember what he had just said. The words had just poured out of his mouth. He finally realized that the atmosphere had gone disturbingly cold. He closed his mouth, a despairingly slow action.
“I-”
A bright voice sounded.
“I am a succubus. I have to take life energy from men in order to continue living. To continue living, my body is made to be able to do so from many men. It’s a body that needs to do so to continue living. My brother’s body is like this too, a incubus. But my brother seems to be enjoying his body. He’s far more positive than I am. He himself has said it is a good thing to enjoy the things you are born with as much as possible.”
Shungo lifted half of his body up.
“But, I can not be like my brother. I do not like being involved with a lot of men. It would be fine if I only did that to one person. I think it would be wonderful to stay in love with just one person. It would be even better if that person thought of me the same way. I want to meet that person and live with him until I die.”
“……………..” <--This is Shungo, by the way
“Is that kind of succubus weird? Is it strange to think that looking at men indiscriminately is a bad thing? Am I stupid to want to meet a person I will truly treasure and fall in love with just him?”
“I am a succubus. But I do not want to think that I am a girl who would think any man is fine.”
And the girl dealt the finishing blow.
“I did not want you to think of me like that.”
“…………….” <--Shungo being silent again
“I’m sorry. I’m not in the position to say such things, right? I’m sorry for saying weird things. I troubled you again.”
“…………….”
“This was the first time you asked me so many things, so I got a bit arrogant.”
“……………”
“You were the first man that could remain fine after touching me. When we first met, mysteriously, I was not very afraid of you. Today, you also protected me no matter what happened. So…”
“……………”
“Aha, what am I saying? I’m sorry. I’ll sleep now. I’m sorry for being so annoying. Good night.”
---
Meanwhile, from a tree surrounding the Ninomiya house…
Reika was watching the two. It seemed that the letter she received earlier had informed her of Shungo and Mayu’s relationship.
Reika is extremely angry, and Hosaka, who tries to stop her, receives her wrath.
---
At the same time, Mikihiko and Ryouko were on the sofa looking at monitors. It seemed that Shungo had missed some bugs the two had placed. The two said that it was going to get interesting and wonders if their “gamble” will end up as a “win” or “lose”.
They then look at another monitor, featuring Reika and Hosaka. They once again state that it will get interesting.
---
The long day ends. While everyone hold their thoughts, the night continues.
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The next morning, the breakfast table was a battlefield. It was mostly Mikihiko and his endless blabbering. He was asking the members at the table about how they thought of Shungo’s cooking. Mayu’s seemed to have been in a daze, but answered, after Mikihiko asked her twice, agreeing that it was good. Ryouko said it was average.
Mayu, without eating much, left the table with an expression similar to one who was having an out-of-body experience.
After she left, the remaining three ate in silence.
Shungo started sweating sweat that was not the type that happens when it was hot. He knew this silence was not a good thing. Shungo, without realizing that the two had actually set-up cameras in his room, believed that the two had pieced the situation together thanks to Mayu’s conduct at breakfast.
Suddenly, Mikhiko said, “Well, let’s go now, Ryouko-kun.” and both got up.
Just as Shungo started to ease up, Mikihiko looks at Shungo and says, “And Shungo-kun, I won’t say much. If something like this happens again, at that time, you understand, right?”
Shungo could feel the immense pressure being exerted from Mikihiko. Killing intent is what it could be called. But Shungo knew that he couldn’t just clam up…
“I… I, too, am not doing this because I like it. Living together with a girl I met for the first time, risking my life to protect that girl, and if I had to make an complaint, you blackmail me with a weird video you took. Why do I have to be treated this way? First of all, do I even have a responsibility in any of this? The fact that she has androphobia has no relation with me, right? I’m fed up. I’m out of this. I’m getting out of this no matter what you say. You guys can do the rest!”
Before he knew it, he had knocked down his chair and was standing up. Both of his hands hurt from pounding the table and he was breathing like he had run a marathon.
Shungo prepared himself for their counterattack. But strangely, the two older siblings were just standing there.
“……I don’t want to do anything serious, but…”
“…Let’s talk about Mayu for a little bit”
“Mikihiko”
“No, it’s fine. I want to say this.”
Mikihiko begins his story………
“It has already been ten years. At that time, Mayu was really just a normal girl. She was as kind as she is now, and laughed much more than she does now.
“I… see…” < - - Shungo here
“We lost our parents at an early age, you see. Also, at the same time, I was already flying around the world for my job. Because of that, I couldn’t take care of her very much. She was at an age where one wanted to be taken care of. It must have been lonely. But that never appeared on her face. The family that took care of Mayu treated her really well. But just like that, because her personality makes her careful, she worried about others more than herself. Putting aside her facial expressions, I bet those days were not easy.”
“In that house, there was a boy. He was in a similar situation as Mayu and was being taken care of. And naturally, Mayu began to like that boy. But that was the key to the whole thing. But because of what she is, she drained the life energy of that boy she loved. But there was also another problem. I told you, right? She cannot control her own powers. Well then, what do you think happened to the boy who’s life energy was drained by her? Is an explanation even necessary? It was easy to guess what she was feeling at that time. She was crushed by what she did and closed her heart. And then, for a while… Sorry, but I can’t say. I don’t like remembering what happened at that time. From ten years ago to now, this is my one and only trauma. After several years, Mayu was able to recover. But her personality had changed considerably, and her memories of the time before were hazy. She was able to remember about the boy she loved, but the memories of what she did to that boy and what happened afterwards to that boy were suppressed. All that was left was a fear of men, and from that, an extremely fearing heart. Soon afterwards, she would leave this country, enter a boarding school under direct control of a convent, and never had contact with another male except me. Until several days ago, she ever took a step out of there. If I had not forcibly dragged her here, she probably would have stay closed up there until she died.”
“But think about it. What is it like for a young girl, by herself, to live in a world that was separated and hidden from the outside world? Not only that, but she wasn’t a religious follower. Even more, she lived a life where she never got involved in religion. Also, there is something I never told you before. People like us (succubus/incubus) have an withdrawal symptom. During the symptoms’ period, the degrees of the symptoms are considerably different between people. It would never show on my sister’s face though. So I don’t know how bad it was for my sister. Let’s use me, who share the same genes as her, for example. Out of curiosity, I tried it once… I didn’t last five minutes. What I’m trying to point out is that she was stricken by such symptoms similar to mine and the amount of life energy I share with her could not suppress her withdrawal symptoms. Let me confess something. I warned my sister many times. ‘Don’t think about what will happen to the other person.’ ‘Consider it the same as eating.’ ‘It doesn’t matter who. Just go drain some man’s life energy. I will carry the burden of your sin.’ But whenever I say something like that, Mayu does not agree or oppose. She just puts on this extremely sad face. Should I confess some more? If it’s for my sister’s sake, I would do as many unforgivable acts as needed. Once, I-”
“That’s enough, Mikihiko”
With that one sentence, Mikihiko stopped.
“Hmm, did I push the joke too far?”
Mikihiko walks towards Shungo with a pained smile on his face.
“Oh, from that look on your face, you completely believed it, huh? Well, if you believe it, then all the better. Did you sympathize? You sympathized, right? If you did, then please put that into physical form. I’m counting on you.”
Mikihiko and Ryouko leave.
Shungo just stood there, with both hands still on the table, looking at their backs with a feeling like he was just tricked by a fox.
---
Shungo was walking to school, ten meters away from Mayu. He though it was unfair. He should be the victim here, but yet he has this feeling. He felt guilty, and on top of that, in the middle of self-loathing. He tried many times to convince himself that he had the right to do what he did and was right. But it didn’t really work out.
He could easily see that his “Any man is fine” remark last night was probably the worst thing he could say to her. What’s was hurting him the most was her “I did not want you to think of me like that”.
He continues to think about this, Mayu’s situation, and what he meant to her, and when he realized it, he was at Jinguuji Academy’s gate. Nn?
He realized that “it” was not there. But as he thought this, he saw that Houjou Reika was there. Hosaka was beside her too. But she was not verbally attacking him like she usually did.
Even after greeting her, she merely greeted him and turned around. She did give him a glare that jabbed at him like needles, but that was it.
What bothered him was right before she did turn around. She had glared at Mayu with an abnormal amount of force. But the next moment, she returned to a state of carefreeness and laughed with her nose, and forgot to greet her (Mayu).
Shungo glanced at Hosaka, looking for an answer, but it did no good.
He ignored the bad feeling he had in his heart and followed after Mayu.
When Mayu entered the classroom, the men started to shout and make a ruckus, but quieted down almost immediately. The atmosphere around Mayu was clearly so gloomy that no one could start getting excited. Even her fanclub, who came to visit her from other classrooms, felt that mood that leaked from the classroom and did not come in..
---
Meanwhile, a figure was walking in the courtyard of the school.
It was the principal of Jinguuji Academy.
Ever since yesterday, he was in a bad mood. The reason was because of two employees that had just been hired. He did not like how they did not care if they did something to be hated by the principal, who was practically an existence like god at the academy, and he did not like how they were a beautiful man and woman who instantly became really popular. This left him, the principal, out.
Also, there was no warning or anything. All of a sudden, one morning, he received the notice about them.
The principal thought that he had plenty of time to teach the two just what position they were in.
But speak of the devil, he saw the new janitor.
The janitor was holding a broom and looked like he was cleaning around the place, but he was surrounded by female students.
The principal wet his tongue. The janitor saw him.
“Oh, Principal”
“Tsukimura-kun, what is the meaning of this?” He says, while looking at the female students who clearly were making detesting looks at him.
“I’m not paying you for you to do these things. If you don’t want to be fired, then go back to your own work.”
The janitor laughs and says, “Well, everyone, I have to go back to cleaning. If we talk anymore, I’ll be bullied by the principal.”
The female students went “Ehh” and left while whispering stuff like “Even though he’s just a baldy” and “Even though he’s just an old man”.
The principal shouts at them, scaring them off. He then turns to the janitor.
The principal tries to exert his pressure on the janitor, but it seemed to have no effect as the janitor as he retuned to cleaning.
The principal leaves the place, grumpier than ever because he failed to tame that man.
But suddenly, the pulsing of his heart went strange. He had high blood pressure. He had gone to the doctor before, but this was the first time the symptoms appeared. He stumbled to the infirmary, only to make a annoyed face.
The infirmary was clearly overloaded with male students.
The principal shouts at them, and the reaction from them were the same as the females, “Even though he’s just a baldy” and “Even though he’s just an old man”.
With “Ninomiya-sensei’s” help, they left the infirmary.
The nurse inspects the principal. He tells her what she asked, and she pulls out some medicine for him. The principal tells her to be more polite with him (she’s using –san instead of –sensei), but she completely ignores him. To top that, she forces him to promise her on eating following a guide, quitting smoking and drinking, etc. before she gave him the medicine. After he left the infirmary, the medicine she gave him started working. He did not like that.
He heads towards his office, thinking about what he should do with those two.
---
A unthinkable guest was waiting for him. It was Houjou Yoshinobu. Behinds him were two bodyguards.
“Just what had he come here for?” is what the principal was thinking.
Yoshinobu talks about how Reika liked this school and how at first he didn’t really accept such choice, but decided it was a right one later.
Yoshinobu says that his reason for being here was to help the school.
He pulls out a check. He tells the principal to use it as funds for the school.
Rather than acting as funds for the school, the amount written on the check could buy the entire school itself.
The principal modestly tells Yoshinobu that he only needs the necessary amount.
Yoshinobu then goes “Well, then this is yours.”
The principal’s throat went dry and his tension flew straight up. The principal tells Yoshinobu that he will go prepare some drinks.
He calls for someone (on the phone). After 10th call, someone picks up. It was the janitor. He tells him to get bring some tea.
The principal goes back to Yoshinobu. Yoshinobu talks about the new transfer student.
Suddenly, a knock sounded on the door and the janitor came in.
Seeing the janitor, Yoshinobu and his two guards went into a state of fear.
The janitor greeted Yoshinobu, and in the middle of his greeting, managed to sneak in a “I made you nearly die”. It seems they know each other.
The principal carries Yoshinobu, who wasn’t looking too well, to the infirmary.
There, Yoshinobu and his two guards’ faces went completely white.
The nurse goes “It’s been a while.” And started talking about how interesting his daughter was. Yoshinobu pleads her to leave his daughter alone, and quickly runs out of the infirmary.
Yoshinobu tells the principal to get transfer papers for Reika. He does not want his daughter going to this school. He asked for the name of the new transfer student. Upon hearing that it was “Tsukimura”, he announced that he will not get involved with the school, taking back the money he had previously handed out.
The principal asked about the check, but Yoshinobu was already running full speed out of the school and did not listen.
Behind him, he heard the voices of the two new employees.
“Oh my, what a busy person. He should calm down a but.”
“You’re right. This was such a good opportunity. He should have played here a bit more.”
All the principal could do was stare at his employees with a white face…
---
Near afternoon, while heading to the student council room, Reika was screaming with all her might.
“What is the meaning of all this?!”
Her father had called and told her to drop out of that school.
“It’s dangerous staying there. Come home right now.” He said.
Reika had also heard about someone who wants to meet her, from a member of the student council. Hosaka, knowing who the person is, knew it was too late, and followed Reika.
Hosaka was ordered to leave her. But his duty is not to leave her side no matter how much she ordered him, so he stayed outside of the student council room while she called someone inside.
He could hear what she was saying.
It seems like she was making a deal with someone. It’s probably useless to stop her… right?, Hosaka thought.
Ninomiya Shungo, Tsukimura Mayu… These two were people that his master should completely avoid.
---
Now, it’s after school.
This was a horrible day
Shungo sighed deeply as he chased after Mayu, who left the classroom as if to escape from someone.
Throughout the day, Mayu had not talked to him or meet his eyes. Of course, there was no chaos today either, thanks to the atmosphere around her.
Shungo wanted to do something about this situation. But he was hesitant. It’s fine this way, right? He thought. If he stays on bad terms with her, she’ll leave the Ninomiya house.
As Shungo was immersed in his thoughts, someone called for him. It was a guy he knew. The boy asked Shungo to help him.
Shungo thought about declining, but he rethought. He looks as Mayu’s back. Yes, it’s fine this way.
---
That student did not know the consequences of his action.
And Shungo did not know that the student was asked by Houjou Reika to do such a thing.
---
As Mayu left the school building, she turned around.
There were many students changing their shoes and leaving the school. The females and males both were moving as to avoid her and the voices of some of the male students could be heard. “You go.” “You idiot, why don’t you go?”
Mayu looks around for someone, but she soon gives up and leaves.
On the way back to the Ninomiya house, she constantly was concerned with what was behind her.
She suddenly looked a little brighter.
As if she was lured by something, she turned around.
She stiffened instantly.
There was a man following her. His hair was dyed red, his face had numerous piercings on it, and he was looking at her while laughing and chewing something.
Mayu’s face turns blue and she speeds up her pace. But she stopped soon.
There were several men, similar to the one with red hair, waiting as if to block her.
She looked for a place to run and found a small path that a car could barely fit through. But before she could go ten meters, she stopped and turned around. A minivan had appeared and now all of her escape routes were sealed.
Mayu looked at the men as if asking for help.
A shadow of a person appeared in between the men.
“How do you do, Tsukimura-san?”
It was Houjou Reika.
“Come with me for a moment.”
After she says that, the goons she hired closed in on Mayu while laughing coarsely.
That was the limit.
Mayu closed her eyes as if she went to sleep and collapsed on the spot.
“Well, carry her.”
The men went “Got it” and leaned over to Mayu. Hmph, no regard to others Reika whispers and turns around when she heard heavy sounds of “dosu, dosu” behind her, around where Mayu was.
She turns around to see that her goons had collapsed on the spot.
“Did anyone see what was going on?” Reika asked.
One of her goons explained to her in confused voice that he had no idea.
“…..Anyways, it doesn’t change what we have to do. The remaining people should go pick up the fainted. Start with this girl.”
The remaining men surround Mayu, but they were all hesitant. But thanks to Reika, they ended up grabbing her.
….
….
The remaining men looked at each other strangely. Then they silently looked at their employer.
In the end, Reika ended up putting her courage to the test.
---
There was a memo in his locker. There was a signature by Houjou Reika.
His thoughts went into full gear. Then he realized that all he was thinking was about himself and the penalty he would receive. He thought about Mayu and realized that he might have never actually truly worried about her. If she was in his position, what would she do?
Shungo wondered:
“What have I done for her?”
“What can I do for her?”
---
Not so far from the Jinguuji Academy, separated from the residential area, in a rather run-down place…
Hosaka was reconfirming the plan.
Reika was standing up with her arms crossed. Behind her was Mayu. She was awake now, but she was not bound by anything and only sat darkly, with two goons around her.
It seems that if Shungo could take Mayu back, then it would be his win. If he could not, then it was Reika’s win. Around twenty men were stationed around the area to wait for Shungo.
Mayu finally opened her mouth and asked Reika what she was planning to do to Shungo.
Reika simply said that she was going to lure him out and have him beat up. This was because she thought that she needed to correct his attitude towards her and realize how amazing she was.
Then Hosaka pointed out that Shungo might not come.
“……Well, if that’s the case, then Ninomiya-kun won’t come.” < - - Hosaka
“Won’t come? Hmph, well, that might be true. As it stands, I don’t mind winning without a fight.”
“………”
Turning to Mayu, Reika goes…
“For a girl like you, I doubt that Ninomiya Shungo will take a risk. That’s because it’s obvious that man doesn’t think anything of you.”
“I.., I’m just a burden. I only bother Ninomiya-kun. I’m an idiot, a blockhead, airheaded, and clumsy.”
“Oh. You do understand properly”
“I bothered him through all of yesterday. I soaked the kitchen.”
“Oh my. That sure is some failure rate. You really do fail at living together with that man.”
“Also, I hugged Ninomiya-kun while half-asleep.”
“……Ha? What did you say?”
“I also fainted, and Ninomiya-kun carried me to the infirmary.”
“Wha…”
“I was at fault for going into a daze when he took off my bath towel in the bath.”
“……………..”
“It’s obvious that he would hate me. There’s no way he would come save me……”
“Hosaka”
“Yes?”
“Dismember this girl and throw her in the ocean.”
“……Ojou-sama, you promised not to lay a hand on her.”
“That doesn’t matter anymore. I will never, never, never, neeeeeeeeeeeeeeever forgive this girl!”
“But the heir to Houjou Corporation has to protect her promises, or her subordinates won’t be able to trust her.”
“Hosaka, you are my servant. You can at least ignore that promise!”
“That makes no sense…… First of all, I didn’t make the promise, you did. Wa-wait. Don’t rush. Don’t dirty your own hands…”
“Sorry to interrupt you.”
“I’ve come to take Tsukimura-san back.”
It was Ninomiya Shungo.
“Eh? No way.” Went Reika.
“Unnn, that was fast.” Went Hosaka.
Mayu’s reaction changed rapidly; her expression started from surprise, became relief, and quieted down upon remembering something.
It seems that Shungo had managed to take down all of the guards without too much of a scratch.
Upon seeing Mayu, Shungo bended forty-five degrees down and said, “Tsukimura-san. I said too much yesterday. Sorry.”
After gaping for several seconds, Mayu replied, “No-no. Not at all. I kept causing you trouble, so it’s natural for you to be angry and hate me, but I couldn’t stand us avoiding each other, that’s why…… Anyways, I’m sorry too!”
“No, that was my fault. I apologize.”
“No, that was me…”
“You’re wrong. That was me being insensitive and-”
But Reika finally butted in. She then tells Hosaka to call in her reinforcements. Two men come out.
But in no time, Shungo had defeated them.
Shocked by this, Reika tries to take Mayu hostage, but she never was fully intent on such things and Shungo threatened her. Troubled by all of this, Reika was determined not to lose and asks Hosaka to do something. Hosaka confirms with her numerous times that she was not going to give up and goes up to Shungo and says, “I guess it can’t be helped. I’m the only one left. Can’t I be your opponent?”
Shungo realized that Hosaka was fully ready to fight and took him on. Shungo decided to hurt Hosaka as little as possible. Shungo had underestimated him. In return, the one who was flung back was not Hosaka, but Shungo himself. Trying to fight again, he was pounded back into the ground by Hosaka. His eyes closed instinctively. When he opened his eyes, Hosaka’s hands were at his neck.
The fight was finished.
“……Hosaka-senpai”
“Nn?”
“What are you?”
“A servant of the Houjou family.”
“By the way, Ninomiya-kun… This type of power is something you try to use as little as possible, right? But there are circumstances in which you have to use it. Of course, once you use it, you have to win. And…”
“If it’s possible, you need to eliminate the person who knows about your power.”
“Wa-wait. Hosaka?”
“That’s no good, Ojou-sama. I heard you properly. It was ‘do whatever you need’, right? I told you that I wouldn’t accept a change of heart, right?”
Hosaka interrupted Reika’s reply.
“Ninomiya-kun, I didn’t want to put my hands on a member of the Ninomiyas, but this is what Ojou-sama told me to do. It wouldn’t be good to do nothing if Hosaka got defeated if front of her.”
Shungo wondered how he could get out of this situation. Hosaka continued:
“Well, what should I do? I’m in front of Ojou-sama so I don’t want to do anything violent, but I only know how to do things violently.”
Shungo decided on what he needed to do. Hosaka still continued:
“Oh yeah, I need to say this. Ninomiya-kun, you were far stronger than I thought. You really do have potential, and… Nn?”
It was Mayu. She was standing, trembling all over with a blue… no, white face. What is she trying to do? Shungo thought.
Then he understood.
Mayu closed her eyes and grabbed Hosaka’s arm.
“Um… What? Move aside? No, this is that type of fight. Eh, what?”
“What… is… this…?”
Even to someone like Hosaka, that was the limit. He crumpled to the ground, and Mayu followed him afterwards.
At that time, Shungo had definitely saw it.
The succubus who was about to faint… had looked at him with a slightly triumphant look on her face.
The fight was finished.
Spoiler for Novel 1, Chapter 5 (END):
Chapter 5 –My Condolences, Ninomiya-kun-
Is this something to praise, or is it something to scold about? Normally, it would be an impossible story.
Just what type of training does he do? Shortly after fainting, Hosaka was able to regain his consciousness.
Hosaka wondered what had happened. He felt sorry for Reika, but by losing he didn’t have to get violent.
Instinctively, he tried to confirm the situation. But his body felt like mud, and he was stuck on the ground, smelling the concrete.
He heard noises of frustration from his master, Reika.
He heard another voice too, laughing.
“Oh dear, too bad for you, Reika-chan”
“Can you not call people by their name like you’re friends with them?”
“It doesn’t matter right? Because from today, I’m your master.”
“You did not teach me, right? About Ninomiya Shungo’s full power?”
“That’s because that wasn’t even close to his full power. Those people were able to land even two hits. Geez, the moment I go easy on him, he weakens like that. I think I have to retrain him again~”
“Thi-this fight wasn’t fair in the first place. And that girl called Tsukimura Mayu. That was-”
“Oh? An excuse? From Houjou Reika? From the successor of the Houjou Family? If you’re like that, just how will the lower people obey you, who stands above others?”
“And besides, you had Hosaka and three other people with you… Aah, I see. That’s right. That isn’t fair. You had much more of an advantage. That’s why you accepted the bet in the first place, right? Eh? I’m wrong? Don’t tell me you were unprepared? In a bet that risked your future? No way, don’t tell me, right?”
“I am the successor to Houjou Corporation and the Student Council President. That’s why I’m busy…”
“Too bad for you, but starting tomorrow, that will be you part-time job. It’ll be troublesome from now on, Reika-chan. You’ll have to handle both this and your official job from now on.”
“Thi-this is ridiculous! Do you think my father, leader of Houjou Corporation, would allow something like that?”
“Ah, we already got permission from Houjou-san. He accepted it after answering twice. With a face like he’s about to cry. If you want, we can go check.”
“My father? Just what-”
No matter how different his training style was, this was his limit.
Hosaka’s consciousness was, once again, crushed by darkness.
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Shungo was carrying Mayu, still unconscious, on his back.
People were staring and giggling at him, and his body felt slow and weak, but Shungo felt that it wasn’t really all that bad.
When he got to her room, Mayu went, “Ah, here is fine.” It’s possible that she had long been conscious again. Shungo put her down.
Mayu said her thanks to Shungo, and Shungo noticed that she seemed to have changed a bit. She was a bit brighter and was able to say what she wanted without stuttering.
Mayu decides to go to sleep and wait for her brother so he could transfer some of his life energy to her.
Seeing that Mayu wanted to changed, Shungo tries to leave the room. Mayu tells him that he only needs to turn around. He does so. He hears noise of clothes falling to the ground.
After the noise stopped and Mayu was finished, Shungo tries to take his leave, but Mayu tells him that she needs to ask a favor.
Determinedly, she said:
“Will you do it?”
“Ha?”
There’s still time until my brother comes home. Also, I can’t always rely on my brother. That’s why…”
“That-that means…”
“I was never really scared of you from the first time we met, or maybe you could say that I was relieved, or maybe you could say I was glad. Someone like that… Ninomiya-kun is the only one. That’s why there’s no one else I can ask to do this.”
“But when I’m conscious, I’m no good with men. But when I’m unconscious, I’m probably okay. That’s why, um, when I’m asleep, um…”
“Something like this isn’t something I do with just anybody, but if it’s Ninomiya-kun, um…”
“…………”
“Of course, I think that’s the same with you… That’s why, um, I won’t force you…… If you want, then it’s fine.”
“…………”
“Eeto, ano, eeto, ano (< -- Japanese language sound), Well, I’ll be waiting. Good night.”
“…………”
“…………” That’s why I said it. It’s impossible to live together. If we’re under the same roof… If we are under the same roof…
Facing away from the sunset, Shungo had turned to stone.
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Two hours pass.
The set had set long ago.
Shungo was still petrified.
But that was only the outside appearance. Inside was a different story.
Right now, the angel Shungo was fighting the final battle against the devil Shungo.
Go, Ninomiya Shungo.
The angel won.
Shungo quit being a rock. In the moonlight, Shungo slowly walked to the bed and stared at the pure, sleeping face.
There was still one thing to settle first.
“……You two, don’t misunderstand.” He said to the digital camera staring at him.
“This was something she asked of me.”
“You don’t have to tell everyone. We already understand the situation, Shungo-kun.”
Shungo didn’t bother to ask why they know.
“If you understand, then-”
“In this short period, my sister sure changed quite a lot. It is above our expectations that she would get to the point of being able to invite a guy. I’m grateful to you.”
“Well, Mayu-chan was the one that worked hard, not you though. Now, if you’re going to do it, hurry up. We’re busy too, you know.”
Ignoring that, “That’s enough. Get out.”
After a few finishing lines, the two left. Shungo had not turned around even once.
He starts to near her face. Shungo starts to get nervous again. Getting close enough to smell her scent, he suddenly stopped and thought that he shouldn’t do this. But without caring, he closed in. But then he thought that this was bad. He goes into a state of deep thought again.
Finally, he decided.
He aims for Mayu’s pajamas and…
“I forgot to tell you one thing.”
Mikihiko whispered in his ears.
Complete stop.
But Shungo did not lose to him. Ignoring it, he continued.
Mikihiko bombards him with information, Shungo did not stop.
But Mikihiko got to “My sister cannot control her ability to drain life energy by touching others, which she has done many times. Do you think that she could control a power she had never used before right away?” (Shungo was trying to kiss Mayu)
Shungo stopped.
Mikihiko finished his long speech and left the room.
Shungo collapsed to pieces. All that was left was the moonlight in the dark room.
---
At night, as a new day was to dawn…
The masterminds of the events were talking to each other.
You could hear them talking about:
-They did not want to forcibly make Mayu remembering that she drove the person she loved (a long time ago) to the verge of death with just a kiss
-Shungo really was a member of the Ninomiya family to survive Mayu draining his life energy a long time ago.
-Even if the memories were sealed away, the traces are left in both Mayu and Shungo.
-The Houjou family’s genes
-The world’s power balance will change greatly
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The new day finally starts.
He recalls yesterday’s events.
He then realizes that no one was in the bed (he was still in Mayu’s room). He had overslept.
He went to open the door.
“Kyaa!”
It was Mayu, wearing an apron and sailer uniform.
They were able to clear up the events of yesterday. Mayu was able to figure out that something had happened and that Shungo had not done anything to her. For once, the atmosphere around the two was not so awkward.
There was no reason to decline anymore, so when she asked once more, Shungo allowed her to help cook if he ever overslept again.
With everything settled with Mayu, Shungo no longer had to worry about being blackmailed by the two older siblings with the digital camera. He was able to fully enjoy the morning atmosphere.
As he ran down the stairs, Shungo instinctively went, “Ah, good morning, Sempai.”
Shungo turned around. There was no one there. He thought he had passed someone, but he shrugged it off as his imagination.
Happily, Shungo goes to the table to eat breakfast. There was a familiar person there.
It was Hosaka Mitsuru.
He then heard another pair of voices. One was Houjou Reika.
Ryouko, who was playing around with Reika, introduces her.
“Let me introduce her, Shungo. She is the helper that will be living with us from now on.”
“Ha?”
“Helper?”
“Yep. You said you needed a helper. So here.”
“Houjou-sempai, living with us?”
“Yep”
“Why did you…?”
As Shungo expected, she answered, “Because it’s interesting that way.”
“Ahh! Geez, I refuse to do this!”
“This is unreasonable! Definitely unreasonably! I have to wear these clothes. Besides, what is this? Isn’t this what my maids wear?”
“That’s right. I got it from Houjou-san.”
“This isn’t something for me to wear!”
“Even while saying that, you wear it.”
“That’s because you forced me into it and-”
“You let out a cute voice.”
“That’s because you were touching strange places…… Hey, that doesn’t even matter!”
“It’s so mysterious. Why do you hate it so much? With this, you have an official reason to live in the same house as Shungo, right?”
“Wh-wh-wh-wh-why would I need such a reason, there’s no connection-”
“Oh, that’s right. I received this from Houjou-san.”
“! Why do you have that picture?! Only my father and I-!”
“There are more, like this, or this. Shungo, come here for a moment. I’ll let you see something good.”
“Noooooooooooo! Stopstopstopstop!”
“Hahaha, well, well, it sure got loud suddenly. Oh? A chime. You guys seem busy, so I’ll go take a look.”
“Yes, thanks, Mikihiko. Now, Reika-chan, if you don’t want me spreading this picture around the world, hurry up and put in some coffee. Cleaning can come later.”
“This is so frustrating!!!!!!!!!! You better remember this!”
“You really can’t give up, huh? If you really can’t be satisfied, why don’t you directly talk to your father? You can use the phone.”
“By the way, Ryouko-san. It’s about the continuation of our conversation a while ago.”
“What was it, Hosaka-kun?”
“Can I live in this house too? I am Reika-ojou-sama’s servant after all.”
“I don’t mind, but I’ll have you work as a helper too. Three meals a day, 200 yen a day. This way, it’ll be just like your master. No complaints, right?”
“Yes, I understand.”
“Well, get your nutrition while you can.”
“Yes, I’ll do that.”
“Hey, Shungo. Just standing there is making you a bother. Hurry up and eat breakfast. When your done, I’ll deal out the penalty for oversleeping.”
“Father! Father! I’ve asked you for help so many times, why- Wait, Father, ‘I’ll think that you’ve never been born’ means what? Hello? Hello, Father?”
“These pickled vegetables are delicious. Did you (Tsukimura-san) make this?”
“No, I only pickled it. Ninomiya-kun, the nugamono. Um, Hosaka-kun, sorry for yesterday.”
“No, I don’t mind. Anyways, it’s amazing. Ninomiya-kun. You are responsible for nugadono too… See, Ojou-sama, if we stay here, we can eat delicious pickled vegetables everyday. Want one?”
“Hosaka, you idiot!” I’m suffering like this, and you-”
“Gue, Ojou-sama, my stomach-”
“Heey, Shungo-kun, you have guests. I invited them in from the entry hall.”
“Hey, Ninomiya. We received an anonymously sent video of you pushing Tsukimura-san down. Explain what this all means. Until we get a satisfying answer, we won’t move from this place. Right, Inoue?”
“It’s just like Yoshida says. Not only that, along with the video, came a letter that told us you slept in the same room as Tsukimura-san. What the heck? Well, even if we get a satisfying answer, we have decided to annihilate you, right, Ayakawa?”
“That’s right. And also, the video was sent around the whole class, no offense. They said that the reason Tsukimura-san was so depressed yesterday was because you pushed her down. The class was so stirred up. Be prepared when you go to school. As atonement, we’ve decided to have you be a nude model during today’s art class.”
“Hahaha, Shungo-kun. We never promised not to show anyone that video, right? Don’t look at me like that.”
“Ohh! Tsukimura-san with an apron!”
“Ah, wait, Tsukimura-san, we won’t do anything or get close to you. We’re just going stay at a distance. Don’t run away and let use look at you some more!”
“Where are Ninomiya-kun and Mikihiko-san’s bedrooms? I have to get at least one pair of underwear to brag to everyone about.”
“Oh, isn’t this the student council president? What are you doing here?”
“Eh? Th-this isn’t what you think. There’s a reason for this.”
“And what is that embarrassing outfit?”
“N-noooooooooooo! Don’t look! Don’t look at me when I’m this disgraced!”
“Hey, Reika-chan, is the coffee ready? And Shungo, just how long do you plan to stand there? No breakfast for you. Hey, are you listening?”
“……………………”
Shungo should…
Say something to this chaotic mess.
Taking all of this in, he sighed deeply.
Spoiler for Novel 8, Chapter 1:
First, from what I read, volume 8 takes place 3 days after Shungo gets kidnapped by someone at Kyouto during the school trip.
Anyways... The chapter-
Chapter 1 -Strike-
It starts out with Reika, with Shinobu and Mitsuru, gathering her troops to invade the place/mansion where the kidnapper was supposed to be. The kidnapper is supposed to live in the underworld of the underworld and has nicknames like Blood Princess and Queen of the White Night.
We get some monologue about Reika missing Shungo.
Also, there is dialogue about how Reika says she is only worried about Shungo because she needs him to test a new drink her company made.
When she bursts in, she finds......
Mikihiko and Ryouko , drinking tea and playing chess.
Reika questions them pn what's going on, but they talk with words like that person or that thing, without saying the truth.
After Reika continues to question them, they get serious and decide to talk with her.
They say that the person who took Shungo was "Hildegart Fon Hatenshutain", a female who was one of the most superior Kamui and held enough influence/power to destroy the world. It seems she is royalty, as well.
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Back at the Ninomiya house, Mayu was depressed, thinking about how powerless she was, and about the other her inside of her.
Then, a car appears. The man who comes out starts talking to himself about how all of the other 10 clans besides him at Kyoto will self-destruct, and Ryouko and Mikihiko are out of the picture.
As he was mumbling to himself, a helicopter arrives. The person that appears was a golden-haired, blue-eyed little girl, Hildegart A.K.A. Hilda. The man tells her that there was an alliance and negotiations and such going on, but she doesn't care and makes him shut up.
In the helicopter, Shungo was there and not in good condition...
Mayu does not have time to celebrate because Hilda goes up to her and checks her out. Then she puts her hand inside Mayu's skirt.
To be more procise, the inside of the inside.
Hilda speaks her mind about she doesn't know whether she should be surprised or annoyed that Mayu was a virgin.
During the whole thing, Mayu and Shungo were in shock. Afterwards, Mayu cries.
Her butlers, an old man called "Gyunta Rozenhyme" and a red-haired girl resembling Signum from Nanoha called "Sharlotte Rozenhyme" appear to carry her stuff, etc. and moves into Ninomiya's house.
She often calls Shungo a "Shinsei", which is an incubus that doesn't require life energy.
Later, in the house, she reveals why she is here. She kisses Shungo and drains his life force, but afterwards, Shungo realized that he was okay.
But he wonders why she can do that, since it was impossible for succubuses to drain the life force of supernatural beings, with Mayu being the exception.
She says that she can drain life energy and return it. She was here to teach Mayu how to do this. But in return, Ryouko and Mikihiko had to sell Shungo to her.
She tells him to resist all she wants and acts annoying and sadisticly.
Days pass and Hilda doesn't teach Mayu.
Sharlotte was called on by Hilda to look after Mayu, who was still crying...
She tells Shungo that she came all of this way to the house out of boredom, and she wants him to find a way to entertain her. If hs entertains her, she would teach Mayu. She tells him to find a way in three days, or she'll demote him from servant to slave and work him to death.
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Thoughts so far-
If this volume happens during/after the school trip, then the anime might get there if the school trip happens soon. Though I doubt it.
Hilda is really annoying, with her habit of using "kisama" for other people and her "I'm too good for other people" attitude.
BIG minus points to Mikihiko and Ryouko for selling Shungo.
Shungo could be a "shinsei"...
Mayu is a special succubus, but Hilda is even more so...
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First chapter of the first novel now summarized!
It differs a bit from the anime, and there were a few things (somewhat important) that the anime never put in.
Parting comment for now: I'm beginning to dislike Mikihiko and Ryouko.
Next chapter- "Sandbag Ninomiya-kun"
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Chapter 2 has been summarized.
(Kind of feel pathetic that this is all I can do. But translation would take 10x+ longer than a summary and take up 43x+ more space than a summary...)
Chapter 2 was pretty much really different from the anime, though the anime used some parts of the novel while shortening it.
This chapter features:
Spoiler for not a spoiler if you are watching the anime:
The mysterious flashbacks...
Mayu's "other" self
Though once again, these were used in a different way.
The main thing that's good about the anime over the novel is that the anime doesn't go into overly long drawn-out thoughts and descriptions which are a pain and bore to read.
Though the novel has more material, like
Spoiler for something the anime hasn't touched on, but probably never will and doesn't seem to care:
How Mikihiko shares his life energy with Mayu through skin contact and the other way to provide life energy besides him.
Parting comment: Poor Shungo.
Next time - That's Bad, Ninomiya-kun
(Thankfully, it's 40 pages less than this chapter...)
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Hilda speaks her mind about she doesn't know whether she should be surprised or annoyed that Mayu was a virgin.
Spoiler:
From the above qoute and what you've summerized on the first 2 chapters of book 1 I'm realy geting the idea that this is likely going to end with a heram ending . First, this house is unbeliveably large for their family it has at least 7 bedrooms (one for Ryouko, Mayu, Reika, Shinobu , Hosaka and now one for Hilda. Shungo and Mikihiko may have thier own rooms which brings the count up to 9 just 1 short of the # of clans. Goshuushou-sama Ninomiya-kun indeed. no wonder he has been in training harder then most action heroes, he'll need it just to live through his love life.) Second, Ryouko and Mikihiko seem to be doing everything in thier powers to add to the hearm instaed of trying to drive off what should be threats to, at the very least, Mikihiko's plan of getting Mayu with Shungo.
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From the above qoute and what you've summerized on the first 2 chapters of book 1 I'm realy geting the idea that this is likely going to end with a heram ending . First, this house is unbeliveably large for their family it has at least 7 bedrooms (one for Ryouko, Mayu, Reika, Shinobu , Hosaka and now one for Hilda. Shungo and Mikihiko may have thier own rooms which brings the count up to 9 just 1 short of the # of clans. Goshuushou-sama Ninomiya-kun indeed. no wonder he has been in training harder then most action heroes, he'll need it just to live through his love life.) Second, Ryouko and Mikihiko seem to be doing everything in thier powers to add to the hearm instaed of trying to drive off what should be threats to, at the very least, Mikihiko's plan of getting Mayu with Shungo.
well from what I get Mayu and Shungo share a room and bed. So that would be 1 less room.
Maybe, as I said there are at least 7 bedrooms in the house and thats only takeing in to acount on what the current sleeping arangments are.
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The beginning and middle were rather boring, though the whole Mayu/Shungo conversation at the end (not existing in the anime, of course) made up for it, greatly so.
Until...
Ryouko and Mikihiko's scene afterwards... GAHHHHHHHHH! That's annyoing. DO-THEY-HAVE-TO-BE-MEDDLESOME?!!
I GET IT! IT'S INTERESTING! NOW LEAVE THOSE TWO ALONE!!
Next time - Show Your Manliness, Ninomiya-kun
And I hope Ryouko and Mikihiko stay out of everything.
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question is what is happening in the anime for ep 11+ based on the novels or is it just made for it to rap up the plot?
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Overall, it wasn't too bad, except for the older siblings.
-Mikihiko was almost amazing during his speech at the beginning of chapter 4. For once, he wasn't a buffoon.
-A completely different way to how Reika gets blackmailed into a maid than the anime (a better way too)
-Reika was much more of a egomaniac in the novel... -_-
-Just like the last episode, a "Mitsuru vs. Shungo with Mayu bothering" except the novel Mayu proves to be smarter than the anime version-She doesn't decide to become a punching bag.
-It's kind of amazing. Just how many episodes did the anime take to slowly reveal the relationship between Mayu and Shungo? The novel did it in 1 novel, and at that, less than 5 pages! Of course, specific details are not revealed yet(I'm not going to trust the anime on this).
-It's good that the novel doesn't ignore the fact that Reika has parents (unlike the anime), no matter how sad they are...
-Let me say it again... Ryouko Ninomiya and Mikihiko Tsukimura are damn sadistic bastards that would ruin anyone's freakin' life just for their own pleasure. It's a shame the author decides to make them that way, because the enjoyment value of the novel dives downwards whenever they open their damn mouths.
*cough* Anyways,
Moved the summaries to the next post because there is a "word limit" to a post...
Added one term to the BIG spoiler tag, just for a note
Next volume will have "Dark Reika." お楽しみ...
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Location: Where I am, what more do you need to know?
Yea, it did diverge in alot of ways.
I actually have the raws of this series, and I'm trying to find a translator to help get the project started on Baka-Tsuki. This is deffinitly one of the series I'm really interested in reading. ^_^
But something most people don't know, is that "the_naming_game" on Baka-Tsuki actually translated the prologue and a bit of chapter one a while back.
Here it is, for your reading pleasure. You're welcome. ^_^
Spoiler for Prologue of Book 1:
The location doesn't matter, don't question why.
Just try imagining this setting.
We have two characters.
A girl at that age where her body has developed well.
And a boy of the same age, sound of both mind and body.
The girl feebly closing her eyelids, collapsing limply on the floor.
The boy, on the other hand, with shining bloodshot eyes, crawling on all fours, looming over the girl.
So. Upon seeing such a spectacle, what kind of scene would you judge this as?
*
I've pushed down a girl.
Somehow it looks like the situation has turned out like this ― Ninomiya Shungo thinks to himself calmly.
A troubling situation.
But. He remains completely calm.
Because this was an accident, after all.
Through the piling up of unlucky coincidences, this unexpected situation has occurred. Simple as that.
Just back away, that should resolve it. Remove my hands from the floor, get up, make an act of wiping the dust off my clothes, scratch my head, go hahaha with an ironic smile. That should be fine.
Simple as that.
As simple as that, everything should be settled calmly.
"..."
Let's do it.
"..."
― Somehow, I can't get up?
He tries again.
Come on! Remove my hands from the floor, get up, make an act of wiping the dust off my clothes, scratch my head, go hahaha with an ironic smile.
"..."
And yet the same pushed-over position.
He tries once more.
Remove my hands from the floor, get up, make an act of wiping the dust off my clothes ―
"..."
Finally, Jungo notices.
The calm thinking that he has enveloped himself in thus far, can now only occupy itself in some corner of his consciousness.
To see, in the greater part of his consciousness, a fierce battle unfolding between reason and passion.
To see the course of the battle shift due to the overwhelming superiority of the passion faction, and the reason faction very close to putting up the white flag.
Oh no.
Finally impatience sets in.
Oh no. Oh-no-oh-no-oh-no-oh-no. Impatience grows stronger.
Aaaaaaah, if this keeps going, I'll be some abominable, rude beast, aaaaaaaaah!
Calm down. Calm down-calm-down.
Let's do this in order.
Okay? First, to think.
Why, just *why* did this happen in the first place ― !?
Here's the little but of Chapter 1.
Spoiler for Little Bit of Chapter 1 of Book 1:
The first: This is serious, Ninomiya-kun!
The incident happened a few hours before. We will rewind to the time when Ninomiya Jungo's life was as of yet, peaceful.
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Ding dong.
The incident happened along with the sounding of that doorbell.
The first Sunday of the rainy season. Early afternoon, a few cicada calls still remaining.
From down the stairs, through the long hall, from the entrance, he has picked up a far-off sound in his ears, and has switched off the vacuum cleaner, and raised his head.
(A guest?)
Ding ... dong. Once again from down the hall, that insistent sound.
"Okay, okay, I'm coming."
He heads down the hall, responding in a loud voice, breaking into a slight run down the sun-filled hallway, and flies down the second-floor stairs.
Past the old-fashioned black telephone, through the chandelier-hung hall...
"May I ask who this is?"
While he asks this, the front door is pushed open.
At the same time as the light streaming in, the face of a young man, filled to the brim with smiling, comes into view ―
That's right, it all started from that cheerful fast talk.
My Favorite Anime Quotes Courtesy of Answerman of ANN:
1) By and Large...they are ** and *****.
2) What kind of girls do Anime Otaku males want? ..................... Female.
3) The odds are good, that the goods are odd.